True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;
Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.

William Shakespeare

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Topic

Hope

Speaker

Richmond

Author

William Shakespeare

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Richard III. London: Andrew Wise, 1597, act 5, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Third." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 2.

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Author

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Genre
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Language
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Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Richard III. London: Andrew Wise, 1597, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Third." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.